---
title: Ideogram
description: "*Configuring Ideogram in Source* **Pro** (you pay Ideogram for usage). Ideogram generates images from your keywords and is especially strong at **text inside images** (posters, titles, logos). Commercial use follows your Ideogram API plan. It *generates* an image — it…"
url: "https://magic-post-thumbnail.com/docs/ideogram/"
updated: "2026-08-16"
category: Image Databases
---

# Ideogram

*Configuring Ideogram in Source*

**Pro** (you pay Ideogram for usage). Ideogram generates images from your keywords and is especially strong at **text inside images** (posters, titles, logos). Commercial use follows your Ideogram API plan. It *generates* an image — it does not search a photo library.

![Ideogram (Pro) bank settings — API key, aspect ratio, rendering speed](https://magic-post-thumbnail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/panel-ideogram.png)

## Where to enable it

Open **Source**, add **Ideogram** (badge **AI**, locked as **Pro** on the free plugin) to the **Automatic generation chain**, then click **Configure**. Style presets on **Automatic → Image Placement** apply when this bank generates. The Gutenberg block cannot search Ideogram (photo tabs only).

## Get an API key

Create a key on the [Ideogram developer](https://developer.ideogram.ai/) site. Paste it in the Ideogram panel and click **API testing**. This dedicated bank uses your Ideogram key — not a Replicate token. (Ideogram models also exist under the [Replicate](https://magic-post-thumbnail.com/docs/replicate/) bank if you prefer that token.)

## Options

- **API Key** — Required. Your Ideogram developer key.
- **Aspect Ratio** — 1:1 (1024×1024), 16:9 (1920×1088, default) or 9:16 (1024×1792).
- **Rendering speed** — Default (better quality) or Turbo (faster, cheaper).

## Time, billing and restrictions

**Caution:** generation usually takes a few seconds. Image URLs from the Ideogram API expire; Magic Post Thumbnail downloads them immediately into your Media Library.

Previewing this bank on Source consumes Ideogram tokens — the plugin warns you and asks for confirmation before an AI preview. The plugin does not charge per image. Ideogram bills the key you enter according to your API plan.